Prophylactic use of antibiotic-loaded bone cement in primary total knee replacement
โ Scribed by Pietro Randelli; Francesco R. Evola; Paolo Cabitza; Luca Polli; Matteo Denti; Luca Vaienti
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 228 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0942-2056
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